Don Rebel stories, Page 20
Upper St. Clair girls carry momentum from WPIAL title win into PIAA 1st round
The Manheim Township girls basketball team’s bus made a pit stop on its four-hour journey from Lancaster to Upper St. Clair for a PIAA Class 6A first-round playoff game Friday. The team stopped at an arcade for some afternoon fun before arriving an hour before tip-off. It didn’t take long...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 7, 2025: Moon boys look to make another state playoff run
A year ago, the Moon boys basketball team had just captured the program’s fifth WPIAL championship with a victory over Franklin Regional in the district finals. The Tigers hosted Obama Academy in the first round of the PIAA playoffs and won convincingly, 52-34. They followed that up with wins over...
Trib 10: WPIAL basketball champions vault up latest rankings
The post-WPIAL playoff edition of the weekly Trib 10 is out with the top six spots filled by the freshly minted district champions. All six boys basketball winners and five of the six girls basketball champions were in the power rankings leading up to the WPIAL finals at the Pete....
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania girls high school basketball rankings for March 4, 2025
The transition from the district postseason to the state playoffs was a rough one for the top girls basketball teams across Pennsylvania. Ten teams in all, with every class affected, fell out of the Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings this past week, done in by district semifinals or championship...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school boys basketball rankings for March 4, 2025
The elite boys basketball teams across the state finished their district playoffs strong, for the most part, and now move on to the Road to Hershey. Heading into the district semifinals and/or finals this past week, teams in last week’s Trib HSSN boys basketball rankings finished the deal with a...
What to watch for in Western Pa. sports for March 4, 2025: North Allegheny, Central Catholic to meet in PIHL quarterfinals
Following a heavy dose of high school hockey Monday, there are only two games left in the quarterfinal round of the PIHL Penguins Cup playoffs, and both games are set for Tuesday. In the chase for the Class 3A Penguins Cup, No. 3 North Allegheny (9-8-3-0) will host No. 6...
WPIAL girls basketball postseason rewind: Second seeds come up big in playoffs
The answer is Geibel Catholic. The question: Which was the only No. 2 seed not to win a 2025 WPIAL girls basketball championship? The power of No. 2 prevailed in a golden way in the district girls hoops postseason as five second seeds captured WPIAL titles. The top of the...
WPIAL boys basketball postseason rewind: Only Upper St. Clair completes repeat bid
Five WPIAL boys basketball champions from a year ago qualified for the district postseason this season, although three of them had moved up to higher classifications. Class 2A 2024 winner Aliquippa was now in 3A, 3A winner Deer Lakes bumped up to 4A and Class A two-time champ Imani Christian...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for March 3, 2025Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week – Courtney Wallace Jr. School: Neighborhood Academy Class: Senior Height: 6-foot-3 Position: Guard #Earned: Courtney Wallace Jr. was the driving force behind a 21-1 regular season in which Neighborhood Academy cruised to the Section 2-A title. He averaged over 25 points per...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for March 3, 2025Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week – Erica Gribble School: Greensburg Central Catholic Class: Junior Height: 5-foot-10 Position: Guard #Earned: Erica Gribble has a knack for coming up large when the spotlight is shining brightest. Last year as a sophomore, she averaged just over 20 points per game...
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for March 2, 2025Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week: Peters Township Coach: Steve Limberiou (third season) Record: 12-0 and first place in Section 4-5A, 23-3 overall #Earned: The maturation and progression of a talented program was set to be on display as Peters Township coach Steve Limberiou entered his third season....
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for March 2, 2025Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week: Belle Vernon Coach: Joe Salvino (eighth season at Belle Vernon, 41 years total) Records: 11-1 and first place in Section 3-4A, 21-4 overall #Earned: After winning the Section 3-4A title and earning the No. 1 seed in the Class 4A playoffs, Belle...
What to watch for in Western Pa. sports for March 3, 2025: PIHL Penguins Cup playoffs heat up
While the basketball playoffs take a few days off between the district and state postseason, the puck drops in a big way on the high school hockey playoffs Monday. Actually, the chase for the Penguins Cup began last week in Class A. There were six first round games played last...
2025 PIHL Penguins Cup quarterfinals set to commence
The chase for the 2025 Penguins Cup is already underway as the PIHL high school hockey playoffs kick into full gear this week. Here are the first round results along with the quarterfinals schedule for Monday and Tuesday. PIHL Class 3A Penguins Cup Quarterfinals No. 1 Seneca Valley Raiders (13-5-2-0)...
Final 2024-25 PIHL standings, with playoff clinchings
Here are the final 2024-25 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through the end of the regular season, along with all the playoff qualifiers. The point system in the PIHL this year gives three points for a regulation win, two points for an overtime win and one point for an overtime...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of March 3, 2025
The Path to the Pete is complete and now it’s time to March on the Road to Hershey with the tip off of the state basketball playoffs this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have broadcasts of the opening round of the PIAA boys and girls basketball...
Opponents set as 36 WPIAL girls basketball teams prepare for PIAA tournament
A year ago, the streak of WPIAL teams winning at least one PIAA girls basketball championship hit six years in a row. In fact, in this century, District 7 girls basketball teams have only failed twice to win a state championship. It last happened in 2017 when three WPIAL teams...
36 WPIAL teams learn matchups for 2025 PIAA boys basketball championships
Last season was historic for District 7. For only the first time in 20 years and the fourth time in the 124-year history of the PIAA boys basketball championships, three WPIAL teams were crowned state champions. Lincoln Park in Class 4A and Imani Christian is Class A repeated as state...
Seeds finalized for WPIAL boys basketball teams in PIAA playoffs
The Path to the Pete is complete with six WPIAL boys basketball champions crowned the last three days at Pitt’s Petersen Events Center. Upper St. Clair became the first boys 6A team to repeat as District 7 champs and the only squad to win back-to-back this season. Three schools ended...
Seeds set for WPIAL girls basketball teams headed to state tournament
The Path to the Pete is complete with six WPIAL girls basketball championship games from Pitt’s Petersen Events Center in the books. Union captured a third straight Class A title and Greensburg Central Catholic won a second straight district crown. The other four teams — Upper St. Clair in 6A,...
Union contains Clairton to 3-peat as WPIAL Class A girls champions
The WPIAL Class A girls basketball championship game featured the best team in the district the last two years against the WPIAL scoring champion the last three seasons. In the end, a balanced offensive attack in which seven players scored at least five points and a tough zone defense was...
Neighborhood Academy makes most of beautiful day, beats Serra Catholic for 1st WPIAL title
Somewhere, Mister Rogers is smiling as it is indeed a beautiful day in the Neighborhood. Thursday’s WPIAL Class A boys basketball championship game was a microcosm of the season for top-seeded Neighborhood Academy as it dominated the middle two quarters in defeating No. 2 Serra Catholic, 67-44. Senior and Yale...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania girls high school basketball rankings for Feb. 26, 2025
These are the final state girls basketball rankings before the district playoffs conclude and the state playoffs are set. There were very few changes in the latest Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings, with only four teams being bounced deep into the district postseason. Mechanicsburg, Gwynedd-Mercy and two Class A...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania boys high school basketball rankings for Feb. 26, 2025
It was a rough week for those who wear the bull’s-eye atop their respective classifications. Two top-ranked teams tumbled from No. 1, one dropping to No. 5 and the other free falling out of the latest Trib HSSN boys basketball rankings. Imhotep Charter takes over the lead in Class 6A...
PIAA playoff picture clearing up for WPIAL basketball teams
The Path to the Pete is set with six boys and six WPIAL basketball championship games at Pitt’s Petersen Events Center on Thursday through Saturday. Four schools will double up by sending both the boys and girls teams to the district finals: Upper St. Clair, Peters Township, Aliquippa and Union....
